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The Seed Children - a cultural show

The Seed Children - a cultural show
Location: Maun, Botswana
Category: Culture & Sports
Published: 25 April 2008
Progress:
69% funded
   
Rating:
8 Ratings
This October 2008 Bontekanye Botumile will launch her third book “The Seed Children”. A story encouraging children to conserve trees and their environment.

LAUNCH THEME- “Trees are life! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!”

Like the two previous books, it will be launched in a live performance of choral music, poetry and drama by twenty unemployed youthand an art fair. They will undergo rigorous training by professionals for six to eight weeks.

Twenty other artists will benefit from the launch by introducing their services and products to potential market. These include:

(Anne Uren-choreographer, Charles Lesia-music composer, Ketsweletse Jane-choir master, Joe-Dikampa-graphic designer, Debra Stein-Illustrator,)

Artists and Vendors can exhibit and sell hand made products,

Anna Kaniguba: will design beads for the choir.

Gwen Spackman/Tsitsi Mahachi: Will design costumes for performance.

Hal Bowker: An engineer will introduce an environmental friendly locomotive drawn by either humans or animals to assist people who have to collect and carry firewood and water from long distances.

Lin Cassidy: will create a family board game with Bontekanye Botumile to introduce indigenous trees and encourage people to save trees.

Marek Marcianak (svd) will record the soundtrack and film the stage production to create the DVD.

Mud Pie: will design the choir outfits and costumes for the event.

Donations will enable the launch as a marketing tool for people with unique product and services but have no forum from which to launch them from.

Incomplete (5):

  • 21 Wages

    One for 343.05 Euro. • Still needed: 1004 Euro • Published 25 April 2008
    The youth and choir master need proof that they can earn a living and need an incentive to show up daily and on time, therefore a minimum wage salary works.
  • Musical Instruments

    504 Euro. • Still needed: 304 Euro • Published 25 April 2008
    The live performance will be told in choral music and poetry that needs traditional instrumental backing. These will be hand made by men in villages as they are not available for sale.
  • Transport

    1435 Euro. • Still needed: 1435 Euro • Published 25 April 2008
    The youth need to be transported from one city to another in this mobile performance. The costumes and props also need to be transported to each destination
  • Soundtrack

    Not yet activated
    851 Euro. • Still needed: 851 Euro • Published 25 April 2008
    Having a CD creates a record that shows the talent of the youth involved. It can alsobe sold for extra income
  • Jewellery

    Not yet activated
    54 Euro. • Still needed: 54 Euro • Published 25 April 2008
    the choir will be attired in costumes created by local artists. These pieces can be used as a marketing tool for the jeweller

Completed (3):

  • 2 Costumes for Performance

    One for 48.50 Euro. • Published 25 April 2008
    In order to do believable performance, we need appropriate costumes. They also empower the performers get into character with the personalities they are displaying

English (4):

  • Progress Report

    by Bontekanye B., posted 2 months ago

    We have been able to secure donations from two organisations. One is Roche the diagnostic and pharmaceutical company. They have supported us with paying salaries for some of the youth which is just great! The other donor is a British Charity calle... …more

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  • Peter J.

    Peter J.

    M • Wien, Austria

    A very good idea. We start something similar in Austria: www.newtalentsclub.org . Did you know that you can sell handmade art worldwide over the internet via www.etsy.com ? And of course EBAY, (but a permanent Ebay Shop seems to be more expensive than Etsy. Good luck! Peter J.

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